On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 06:58:34PM -0500, Jesse Goerz wrote: > I just got a part time job where I'm working with powerpc's at work. We are > currently running yellow dog linux on our servers. I'd like to convert to > debian but I'd like to try it out on a non critical machine first. Packed > back in the closet they have a couple of powerpc 6100/60 computers with zip > and cd-roms.
You will have much more trouble using these systems with linux because the kernel only supports pci based powerpc systems. This model uses a bus called NuBus. There is an external patch for nubus, but it isn't supported by debian-proper. There have been reports of success with these machines, but it is more difficult. I have some nubus based laptops at work, and I'll be a future tester for the nubus kernel, but not yet. Mike
